25 July 2019

Turning Point USA’s Student Summit Turned Into a Trump SPOOF

When subpoenas don't get served or high crimes and misdemeanors don't get punished, we can resort to pranks.
> Like this image of an altered Presidential Seal
The eagle has two heads instead of one!
The quiver of arrows usually clutched are golf clubs!
And nobody supposedly knows how that happened at the Marriott Marquis in Washington yesterday at the conservative Turning Point USA's Student Summit. The projection appeared to a raucous crowd chanting USA USA to open a 12-minute video illustrating Trump’s rise to the presidency.
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How did Trump end up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol?
By Michael Brice-Saddler General Assignment Reporter
and Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter
This story has been updated
Washington Post 25 July 2019
"The image almost resembles the official seal of the president; but a closer examination reveals alterations that seem to poke fun at the president’s golfing penchant and accusations that he has ties to Russia. Neither the White House nor Turning Point know how it got there or who created it.
The eagle has two heads instead of one — a symbol historically tied to empire and dominance. It closely resembles the bird on the Russian coat of arms, and also appears on the flags of Serbia, Albania and Montenegro. Its left talons, rather than clasping 13 arrows, appear to clutch a set of golf clubs.

On the official presidential seal, the eagle’s mouth famously holds a banner with the U.S. motto “E pluribus unum.” It was not clear from photos and video if the words on the parody eagle’s banner were altered as well.
The origins of the knockoff are murky. . . a spokesman for the conservative group said he didn’t know where the altered seal came from or how it ended up on a screen behind the president. He said the mistake probably came from the team that handled the event’s audio and visual production.
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If readers of this blog want to watch the extravaganza at the Turning Point USA Summit, here it is from Fox News
 

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